Ye Zhen accompanied Old Madam Lu to have some light millet porridge, and then she personally stewed soup for the old lady, adding some spirit spring water to it. The old lady drank the soup and soon fell asleep.
When everyone saw that the old lady finally fell asleep at ease, they were all relieved.
"Father, haven't you found eldest cousin brother yet?" Ye Zhen and Lu Shiming walked out of the room, leaving only two maids to guard inside.
Lu Shiming rubbed his eyebrows and sighed helplessly. "The whole capital has been searched, but I don't know where he went. I still don't know why he was stripped of his title."
"The family is still in a mess now, but he's hiding." Ye Zhen snorted angrily, despising Lu Lingzhi even more in her heart. "Has the palace's decree come down? What did it say? "
"It said that your eldest brother committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. He was stripped of his marquis title and even the title of great general." Lu Shiming said in a deep voice, "In a few days, the imperial court will take back this mansion. We will move out first in two days."
That is to say … the Lu family is no longer a noble family. After moving out of this mansion, they have all become merchants?
"Father, are you and brother affected?" Ye Zhen hurriedly asked. She was most concerned about them. Lu Shiming had finally gained a firm foothold in the Hanlin Academy, and Lu Xiangzhi was the new Tanhua rank. Both of them had limitless prospects. She could not allow Lu Lingzhi to harm them.
Lu Shiming shook his head and said, "Your brother and I are fine. It's probably for your sake that our Lu family can keep some dignity."
Ye Zhen didn't know what Mo Rongzhan was thinking, but she was happy that Lu Shiming and his son were not implicated. "Father, have you thought about where we should move?"
"Where else can we move now? No one thought that your eldest brother would be stripped of his title. Fortunately, the emperor did not confiscate our family's property, otherwise, we would really have nowhere to go. We can only move back to our former Lu family's house. Although it is more remote than here, the house is not small and can accommodate so many people. "Lu Shiming said.
"Father, do you want me to go to the palace and ask the Empress Dowager?" Ye Zhen asked. She always wanted to show that she cared about her family.
Lu Shiming hurriedly said, "Please don't. Yaoyao, don't interfere in this matter. The crime of deceiving the emperor is no small matter. His Majesty has only stripped him of his title, which is already very lenient."
Ye Zhen asked in a low voice, "Do you know what kind of crime my eldest brother committed?"
"You'll have to ask your big brother about that." Lu Shiming shook his head. He vaguely guessed that it might have something to do with Lu Wushuang, but if Lu Lingzhi didn't come back, they didn't dare to say anything.
"Third Master, First Madam has woken up and is throwing a tantrum." A maid came to report that when Liu-shi found out that her son had been stripped of his title, she screamed like a madwoman and then fainted. Now that she had just woken up, it was likely that she would make a scene again.
Lu Shiming frowned in annoyance. For Mrs. Liu, it was hard for him to respect her: "Go and tell San Furen to go and see her."
Ye Zhen said, "Dad, I'm going to see Aunt."
"She will lose her mind if she throws a tantrum. Be careful. I have to arrange for tomorrow's move." Lu Shiming said.
"Dad, you go ahead." Ye Zhen nodded and motioned for the maid to lead the way to the place where Liu-shi lived.
Liu-shi's courtyard was the best place other than the upper room. At this time, she was like a madwoman, shouting loudly in the courtyard, "It's all because of you that my son was implicated. You killed my daughter and are still not reconciled. Now, you have harmed my son. You will die a horrible death … …"
"Mother, who is aunt scolding?" Ye Zhen saw Pei Shi standing next to her. Not only did she not persuade her, but she also told the servants to ignore her.
When Pei Shi saw Ye Zhen coming, the expression on her face looked better. She looked at Mrs Liu coldly and said, "Who else can she scold? Naturally, she scolded the whole Lu family."
Liu-shi glared at Pei Shi. When she saw Ye Zhen, her face became distorted and hideous. "It's you! You're the jinx! You killed my daughter! It's you! "
"Aunt, no one killed your daughter. It was your daughter who courted death." Ye Zhen looked at Mrs Liu faintly and said.
"If you hadn't come back, nothing would have happened. It's all your fault!" Mrs Liu screamed. She had resented the third branch from the beginning. Now that the first branch had nothing, what did the third branch lose? Lu Shiming was still an official in the court, and his son was still a Tanhua rank. How could Mrs Liu be convinced?
Pei Shi said to Ye Zhen, "Don't talk to her about this. She has already lost her mind." She turned to the servants and said, "Help the first madam into the room."
"What kind of medicine do you want to give me? You want to poison me, don't you? Sure enough, a woman's heart is the most poisonous. You all have no good intentions. I'm going to find the old madam and let her know how vicious you are. "Mrs Liu pointed to Pei Shi and shouted.
Mrs Liu pushed away the servants who wanted to stop her and ran to the upper room.
"It's not easy for the old madam to fall asleep. Don't let her disturb her." Ye Zhen hurriedly shouted. She didn't care about Mrs Liu's life or death, but she was not allowed to disturb Old Madam Lu.
Who knew that Mrs Liu, who usually looked sickly, was more powerful than anyone else when she was mad. Even the two old women couldn't catch her.
Seeing that Mrs Liu had run out of the courtyard, Pei Shi hurriedly sent people to catch her.
A pair of big hands suddenly grasped Mrs Liu's arm and blocked her way. "Mother, where are you going?"
Mrs. Liu's face turned blue as she looked at the handsome man in front of her. She burst into tears and said: "Yanzhi, you finally came back. I told you that there is no good thing in the third branch. Look at what they have done to you."
"It's me who implicated the Lu family. What does it have to do with third uncle?" Lu Lingzhi said coldly and pulled Mrs Liu back to the yard.
Madam Pei was just about to chase after the Yun matriarch when she saw Lu Lingzhi bringing the Yun matriarch back.
"Yan Zhi, you … you are home?" Seeing Lu Lingzhi, Pei Shi was a little stunned.
Lu Lingzhi smiled faintly. "Third aunt, I am back."
Pei Shi's heart relaxed for a while, and tears almost welled up in her eyes. "Does your third uncle know you are back? I'll go and tell him now. "
"I haven't seen him yet." Lu Lingzhi said softly, his eyes crossing Pei Shi's face and falling on Ye Zhen's face.
"You … you comfort your mother first. I'll go and tell your third uncle." Pei Shi hurriedly said, taking Ye Zhen's hand and going out.
Mrs Liu pointed at Pei Shi's back and scolded.
Lu Lingzhi pulled her into the room and slammed the door. "Mother, you'd better keep your mouth clean. In the future, you may have to rely on the third branch to live. It's not good for you to offend third uncle and third aunt."
"Do I need to count on the third branch? Yanzhi, did someone set you up? How could you be dethroned? This must be fake, right? "Mrs Liu asked eagerly.
(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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